Growing Up Muslim in India's Classrooms

Growing Up Muslim in India's Classrooms

In August 2023, a disturbing video from a school in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, spread rapidly across social media. In the clip, a teacher instructs students to take turns to slap a seven-year-old Muslim classmate while making remarks about his religion. The boy stands before the class as one child after another strikes him. What shocked many viewers was not only the cruelty of the act but also the setting: a classroom, a space meant to nurtur…